Tibetan

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he would like to visit his birthplace to comfort survivors.

Tibetan Buddhism from the beginning to the post-Philip Tsongkhapa times, Tibetan society emerged in many denominations.

Around this point, the power of the Tibetan landscape and the beliefs of many cultures converge.

It is no doubt true that many fail to understand the details of Tibetan history.

Shane How much can Tibetan get when their precious natural resource is milked out?

Since the Cultural Revolution ended, Beijing has stepped back from trying to obliterate Tibetan culture, and rebuilt some monasteries.

I believed that this would best serve the long-term interests of both the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.

The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is usually called "water tower of Asia" due to it's active water cycle.

"It was a bit of a shock as one day I was in robes at a Tibetan monastery and the next I was in a suit at Coutts, " says Elgood.

The absolute altitude of our place is just 100 meters, which can never compare with that of the Tibetan Plateau.

He never thought interest earned by Tibetan mastiff is the result of love and support, and wish for dependents improve its quality.

hard to say If I were a Tibetan antelope, I would feel very uncomfortable and awkward.

Forever do not believe any thing is capable of thinking independently, unless you see it to where the minds of the Tibetan.

Panjiayuan antique seems to be going like the Tibetan treasure box collection room and gradually infiltrated into people's daily lives.

Exiled Tibetans called for a boycott of celebrations of the Tibetan new year, in memory of those who died in unrest a year ago.

The wheel of life is often depicted in Tibetan thangkas or wall hangings.

Alongside him, the sight of a little girl arranging cards with spiky Tibetan script hints that this school is anything but typical.

He said the protests represent a backlash to Beijing's efforts to stifle human rights and religious freedom in Tibetan areas of China.

He said the outpouring of support from Han Chinese in the wake of the disaster 'will touch Tibetan peoples' hearts. '

People who were trying to hold up the Tibetan flag or wear orange in support of the Tibetan monks were often met with profanity.

The book begins with him crossing the Tibetan border from Nepal on his way to the mountain.

The night brought snow and we woke up the next day to see a caravan of yaks and Tibetan pilgrims passing by on the snow dusted trail.

The most notable incident was that several supporters of "Tibetan independence" rushed toward Jin Jing and tried to snatch the torch.

The mountains around the Tibetan Plateau hold more ice than any other place on the planet, except the North and South Pole.

In the system of mind training practices offered by the great masters of Tibetan wisdom, Tara is an archetype of our own inner wisdom.

The prime glossary of every Sino-Tibetan language family had its own word indicating dogs.

The basic idea of the restoration method is to re-establish the abbreviated Tibetan word to its original form by the reinstallation rules.

None of this is likely to stop a country that laid a railway up to the Tibetan plateau.

The young leader of the town once invited me to his home for a Tibetan-style feast.

The next day we walked through entire neighborhoods of Tibetan-style houses that had collapsed into piles of mud bricks and wooden poles.

At the heart of Beijing's interest in Arunachal Pradesh is the town of Tawang, site of an important Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

As a young Tibetan studying in Beijing, i observed the heart-breaking change of my hometown.

He said it was important to preserve continuity in the Tibetan movement while he is still alive and healthy.

Tibetan language Mass-Media system in Tibet started actually at the beginning of the 20th century, and was founded within this century.

With out these unique ornaments, the Tibetan clothing , just like losing the soul, are unable to fascinate people with its charm.

Mao Zedong is a great pioneer of the ethnic work of our Party and nation and made great efforts for Tibetan ethnic work.

Our excursion would be taking us into a remote area in the Hengduan Mountains where Yunnan province and the Tibetan Autonomous Region meet.

"It shows that even if you disappear and detain people, you cannot subjugate the spirit of the Tibetan people, " he said.

In Qinghai, Tibetans along the Qinghai Lake participated in programs like the Tibetan dress show and Tibetan song-and-dance performances.

In spite of their desire for good relations with China, the Congress of the United States at least supports Tibetan human rights.

Zhang Pohu never for a moment forget their dreams do our utmost to let every Chinese person to have a quality Tibetan mastiff.

Recently, with a group of friends, I trekked from Simikot in the far west of Nepal up to the Tibetan border.

A: It is known to all that Tibet is part of China and the Tibetan affairs are the internal affairs of China.

Having overlaid the Irish Catholicism of his childhood with a dose of Tibetan Buddhism, he warms to the pacifist strain in the Asian creed.

He said Yushu's location in the center of the country's Tibetan areas gives public attitudes there special influence.

several thousand years, people are all ways in contact with this piece of fairy-tale-like the Tibetan Plateau?

The Danba Valley, home to ethnic Tibetan and Qiang villages, is one of the best -- and most accessible -- places to explore the towers.

And soot from India, China and a few other countries threatens water supplies fed by the Himalayan-Tibetan glaciers.

You know I have many Tibetan friends in Lhasa, but if you were killed, I would cry my heart out.

Ursus arctos So, Ursus arctos lives on the Tibetan Plateau! Seeing that picture, I suddenly wanted to ask: Do they feel lonely?

However, since the opening of the Qinghai-Tibetan railway, the number of tourists in the isolated region has increased considerably.

As like as the western logic, especially like the Aristotles logic, the Tibetan logic also has its concept and category of relationship.

Tibetan Buddhists are already accustomed to analyzing multiple viewpoints, he said.

As the times progress and society advances, the Tibetan language develops in tandem, with its vocabulary and grammar continuously enriched.

Tonglen means "taking and giving" , she is known for her appealing and down-to-earth interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism.

It can be such a special honor, if it was thinking, I am afraid that future generations would also like to generate a Tibetan mastiff care.

Kang-pa culture, a branch of Tibetan Culture with its own notable characteristics, is a historical topic and epoch proposition.

Assailants threw a bomb into a newly built police station in a Tibetan area and no injuries were reported.

The Tibetan antelope is not the only animal whose body part are worth a lot of money .

Tibetan officials continued to levy taxes in Tawang, a traditional Tibetan satellite and the birth-place of the sixth Dalai Lama in 1682.

Like a gold ribbon in the sky, to link the Beijing and Lhasa, the Tibetan people and the hearts of people across the country up!

A bit of Tibetan history right here. . .

In the same interview, Stone revealed that she cried when she got a letter from the Tibetan Foundation asking her to help the quake victims.

The fifth Chapter British Tibetan Dunhuang Chapter (S10-S522), said the number of popular instruments and methods of numerals.

In the evening Kathmandu's sizable Tibetan population comes out to stroll around the temple and send off their prayers.

Tibetan Buddhism is a representative phenomenon case of it. Tibetan people have become Buddhilization.

namtso kiss: in one of the world's most remote regions, a tibetan peasant dressed in animal skins attends to her grandson near namtso lake.

This was the first time since 1980 that Tibetan representation in cadre employment in Xizang had fallen to such a level.

Red Gate (one day the door) is located Daizongfang North, the first Red Gate Road, east of the river, west of a large Tibetan Ridge.

In "Bipolar" , I use the conical forms of the Tibetan trumpet that encloses the concept of the Yin-Yang, interior and exterior.

The Mosuo even have their own "living Buddha" , a man said to be a reincarnation of one the great Tibetan spiritual leaders.

Nationwide general investigation, collation and research of ancient Tibetan medicine books now have no time to be delayed.

Ceremonial Tibetan "singing bowls" are beginning to give up their secrets.

I am very pleased to be able to pay a visit to this beautiful country and hold the "China Tibetan Development Forum" .

You will have to go to Chengdu first, and I can recommend a great little Tibetan restaurant to you. The Yak Pie is out of this world!

It is populated by a number of Tibetan villages so is also a superb place to see and experience Tibetan local culture.

Parts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains extend to its territory.

This reminds me a Chinese song, "On Beijing's Golden Mountain, " which describes the Tibetan herdsmen's yearning for the capital.

Trying to mediate between Chinese and pro-Tibetan campus protesters, I was caught in the middle and vilified and threatened by the Chinese.

The Yonghe Lamasery in Beijing is a palace for Tibetan Buddhism, and its dance is called "Tiaobuzha" (driving ghosts).

Kanto leaders have set up the altar vows, pushing the total Tibetan master of ceremonies for the flood.

Tibetan people are poor and most old coral and Song stone have been used to change money.

Se Wang, another Tibetan at the springs, did not want to tell reporters her age or job.

What happened in London has disrupted the life of a Tibetan here in Utah.

The general fan race adores much gods who adore the ancestor , belief naturally, the minority believes in Taoism and Tibetan Buddhism.

It's deeply connected with Tibetan culture, the idea that after such a horrible year filled with death, how can we celebrate?

Elsewhere groups like the Khada Group are meticulously restoring Tibetan architecture fallen into ruin.

If I were a journalist, I would interview the workers who built the Tibetan Railway.

The Jian case and pattern on head are surely not Tibetan style, because Tibetan Babao is different from that of Han clan.

He made the announcement on the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan revolt against Chinese rule.

Tibet Tibetan Princess Wen Cheng when a major event in the social civilization and progress of the Tubo had a tremendous impact.

THE Himalayas and the adjacent Tibetan plateau are sometimes referred to as the Earth's third pole, because of the amount of ice they host.

The Red Palace in the center used to be the headquarters of Tibetan religious and political life.

We haven't had Tibetan food before. It sounds interesting. But I've heard they drink yak butter tea. Did you try this when you were there?

They smashed into non-Tibetan shops, pulled merchandise onto the streets, piled it up and set fire to it.

President Obama has offered support to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the DaLai LaMa during a low-keyed meeting at the White House.

In the heart of Tibetan people, Linzhi is the throne of sun, the paradise made by snow mountains, forest and canyons.

Thangka paintings, as a charming flower amongst Tibetan arts, boast rich religious connotations and are a typical national cultural symbol.

The words on Dao seem to be Tibetan letter and Devanagari.

He spoke in Tibetan, and his delivery was stern and admonitory, like a forbidding, old-fashioned father reprimanding his children.

Tawang is a centre of Tibet's Buddhist culture, with one of the biggest Tibetan monasteries outside Lhasa.

It has great significance that the snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau increases on the background of global warming.

Only nine villages located in the Tibetan mountains of this piece, Jiuzhaigou hence the name.

Buddhist carving of Tibetan on the body of Kangding Mountain The belief of Tibetan can be seen everywhere.

Tibetan is one of the ancient peoples of China, their clothing have distinctive Tibetan characteristics.

In the treatment process, the medical officers and men also learned that the name of Paul Dorje, the Tibetan youth is a veteran.

as a monumental Tibetan translator, his rediscovery of an anonymous Manchu version of the Elements of Geometry.

Hof may be the only non-Tibetan to have mastered this technique.

Mandalas have been designed by Inca craftsman in the form of calendars and by Tibetan monks in the form of sand paintings.

There is a Tibetan saying: "If you are too clever, you could miss the point entirely. "

"This is the only instance when a high profile Tibetan lama has been recognized by Beijing, and taken to Beijing with his family" , he said.

In reality, Tibetan Buddhism is not a values -free system oriented around smiles and a warm heart .

Finally he went to his Tibetan meditation teacher in sheer despair and asked him for some advice.

Tibetan Gazelles are protected -- in theory at least -- by the Chinese government while Bharals are relatively common.

Tibetan religion is an important part of life, These factors have been well reflected in the traditional Tibetan baldric.

Have their own language, not the national language, dialect differences in a larger, more familiar with the Tibetan language.

TYDIC had established the relationships with Tibetan Telecom, since the construction of the region charging and bill-settlement systems.

That occupation of the Tibetan region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an average elevation above 3500 meters, prime does not grow tea.

Therefore when referring to the grassland ecology of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, two essential questions have been long neglected.

Pet ownership is booming, but no breed carries the cachet of the Tibetan mastiff, which can weigh up to 180 pounds.

The Tubo people were the ancestors of the Tibetan people. They appeared on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at a very early period.

China said in Beijing Thursday it appreciates France's explicit commitment on not backing any form of "Tibetan independence" .

Gesal as a collective great heroic epic of Tibetan, with its long history, rich contents, grand structure, is widely spread.

The Dalai Lama's aides say that at the time the Tibetan leader didn't have a good grasp of the resistance, or of how the CIA was involved.

Chinas foreign ministry Thursday said such an arrangement would violate Tibetan religious rituals and historic conventions.

Brick tea is shaped like a brick, and is a favorite of the Mongolian and Tibetan ethnic groups.

My annual work outside has brought my footprints to nearly all over the nation in 30years except for Tibetan, Inner Mongolia and Macao.

It is reported that Alan Dawa Dolma, 20, was born in Sichuan, Kangding, grew up in Chengdu, is a downright Tibetan girl.

The melting of the Tibetan glaciers and an increasingly irregular precipitation pattern could create more intense water shortages.

It was the focus of our work to control quality of tibetan medicine in Diqing.

But the present, regarding the Tibetan people , from ride horse, automobile to the train, the dream become ture for generations in today.

Tibetan rulers "invented degrading legends and stimulated a spirit of superstition" among the common people.

Pro-Tibetan protesters have disrupted the Olympic torch relay as it travels around the world.

Obama had been criticized by pro-Tibetan activists for putting off an invitation during the Dalai Lama's stay in the capital.

Two elder Tibetan sisters wanted a ride on NO. 001 car, and I waved my hand to let them in.

Select avian infectious bronchitis virus for a significant therapeutic effect of Tibetan herbal medicine prescription group.

Wolf Totem and Tibetan Mastiff have the similar subjects and a reminiscent sentiment and people associated them easily.

This moment, however, also provides an opportunity to work toward a more secular, stronger and sustainable Tibetan freedom movement.

Over five decades, Mr Smith made it his business to put Tibetan literature back together.

Conclusion: The young native Tibetan might adapt themselves to high altitude circumstances much better than the young migrant Han.

To sum up, he exerted his utmost effort in striving for Tibetan peaceful reform and made great contribution to Marxist ethnology.

Efforts are being made to establish more departments and schools of Tibetan culture covering Tibetan language, medicine, art and history.

Also wants the water used to soak a bowl of Tibetan barley seed, causes it to grow one, two inch long shoots in the new year season.

Animals live at the bottom of Tibetan houses and food is stored at the top.

Ying-Ying is the protection of animals unique to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Tibetan antelope, is a display of a green Olympics.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday asked Beijing if he could also visit the site to comfort victims.

From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a Tibetan mountain.

the grassroots women's federations are being improved gradually to help Tibetan women in difficulties.

Chinese paramilitary police opened fire on a protest by Tibetan monks and villagers in Sichuan province, near the border with Tibet.

The state-controlled press is still vilifying the Dalai Lama and the authorities have maintained a tight grip on Tibetan regions.

No second Tibetan mastiff dogs as full of mystery, like the color also has been given the ancient myths and legends .

Already, Tawang's importance as the birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama, hence affecting Tibetan sentiment is being aired repeatedly.

Tibetan temple tower abuse "of the gun-yin Bahrain" , which means hundreds of thousands of Maitreya Buddha Island.

Yes. Han Jia, let me give you an introduction of this Tibetan house.

The Tibetan brown bear, a close relative of the grizzly, tries to dig the pikas out of their burrows.

But from the perspective of emigre Tibetan politics and Indian security policy, the campaign against the Karmapa is not very surprising.

In 1965, the government created a province known as the Tibetan Autonomous Region, with its capital in Lhasa.

Tibetan girdle(lady), the hanger is mostly used for table knife and steel for flint.

Tibetan helmet in Qing dynasty. Xiao'ai seems to have a similar one.

The Tibetan guys were all laughing, calling me "Ladies' man. "

The major advances in the researches on the influences of the snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau on weather and climate are summarized.

Numeral-classifier compound is one of important characteristics in the Sino-Tibetan.

Tibetan Mastiffs used to act as guard dogs for nomads and monks in Tibet, but now, they've become status symbols for China's wealthiest.

Coca-Cola (KO) and French retailer Carrefour were lambasted for what was seen as support for Tibetan independence.

Scenes of playing popularized snooker can be found everywhere, from wall corners to Tibetan Plateau and from vast farmland to busy streets.

In 2006, the two courses Traditional Tibetan Poetics and Tibetan Literature Introduction were appraised to be quintessence courses in Tibet.

From SuZhou street, proceed upwards through the magnificent Tibetan style temple and its amazing rock gardens.

Quan Yin enjoys a strong resonance with the Christian Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and the Tibetan goddess Tara.

How could a body tell from which of the Tibetan passes the Russian host might suddenly flash forth like a baleful comet?

Traditional Tibetan medical science, comprising Tibetan medicine and pharmacology, has been handed down and developed.

"Tibetan Buddhism should be a vital component in the mental recovery of the victims, " Kunga told China Daily.

The Tibetan people is an inseparable part of Chinese people who will never let the foreigners to divide.

Are very common religious objects in monastery or other places of Tibetan Buddhism.

Chokpori in Lhasa, the Tibetan into a had a throw too high!

Tibetan rights groups have reported several small anti-China protests in Tibet and nearby areas in recent days. The U. S.

'Our company carries out a lot of training for our Tibetan staff, but most of them don't have higher, college-level education, ' Ding said.

This photograph shows a Tibetan doctor standing on the roof of his house holding two precious medical books.

There are also clear records of dZi being used in Tibetan medicine from at least the 12th century CE.

Eluding Nepal's ban on children under 16 attempting Everest, she climbed with her older brother and sister from the northern, Tibetan side.

Among them, the Tibetan Hetuvidya exposition of law by saying the "due out on 7" for the foot to stand on.

As one of the non-material cultural heritage, the Tibetan tap dance is also facing the stern modern inheritance crisis.

The construction of this building adopted and developed the techniques of the Tibetan vernacular.

How to integrate information technology with Tibetan medication curriculum is one of breakthrough in Tibetan medication e-Education.

I never thought about why the Tibetan protested. I also had no idea what their living situations were.

It could have warned Groupon that its Super Bowl ad making light of Tibetan injustices would bomb.

Tibetan culture is a lustrous pearl of Chinese culture as well as a precious part of world culture.

Security forces are also on full alert across the Tibetan plateau amid fears that Tibetans may stage their own commemorations .

China's refusal even to debate Tibetan grievances and its outraged response to legitimate protests abroad have damaged the China brand.

Modern numerical modelling can reasonably provide images of the evolution kinetics and geodynamical processes of the Tibetan plateau.

Correct I'd greatly appreciate it if you would write a review of my book Flying High out of a Tibetan Vally.

The Himalayas is an important area of the Tibetan Plateau, and is also a typical large-scale mountain region.

After the torch left the site, pro-Tibetan protesters tried to stop its relay.

The rocketing price of Tibetan Mastiffs is only one of several "bu les" that have grown in China.

Those Tibetan mobsters didn't only slaughter Hans in Lhasa, but Huis as well. There will definitely be revenge for this! !

Supporters's for Tibetan Indenpendence social responsibilities make them desire to protect human rights.

They practiced, by and large, a more esoteric, Tibetan strain of Buddhism, replete with terrifying spirits and protective deities.

Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Labrang Monastery, one of six major monasteries, located right here.

and an important bridge for cultural exchanges between the Han, Tibetan, Mongolian people.

I saw all this two decades before as a reporter covering three Tibetan uprisings in Lhasa in 1987, 1988, and 1989.

Dalai said, that military police is in fact a Tibetan old lady who pretends to be a police.

Tibetan Tantrism is a belief in spirits and demons, secret sexual practices, occultism , mind control, and an obsession with power.

Tibetan herdsmen live on a plateau more than 4000 meters above the sea level, and take animal husbandry as their main production model.

Rannasangpei(RNSP) is one of the most representative valuable Tibetan medicines.

I agree with Comment No. 2 in the fact that the rapid worsening of the environment on the Tibetan plateau is indeed horrifying.

We sell puppies baby for 5 months, all through our many years of keeping Tibetan Mastiff breed meticulously and nursing experts.

The tradition for Tibetan compatriots in a few area of Tibet to celebrate the Mid-autumn Festival is "looking for the moon" .

Tensions between Chinese security forces and Tibetan dissident groups have been mounting for some time.

Newberg's experiment consisted of taking brain scans of Tibetan Buddhist meditators as they sat immersed in contemplation.

'He's not the real Panchen Lama, ' says a senior monk at a temple in Qinghai province, on the edge of the Tibetan plateau.

The Tibetan calendar is so similar to the Mayan that traditional scholars now speculate that they share a common origin.

With the support of patriotic Tibetan monks and lay people, the PLA completely put down the armed rebellion in Lhasa within two days.

But, for the first time since 1991, the Tibetan religious leader's visit to the US capital has not included a trip to the White House.

Nanping pipa playing and singing, Baima Tibetan folk songs, and Baima Tibetan folk dance music are the main types of Jiuzaigou folk songs.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who was born in Qinghai, said in a statement he was praying for the victims.

Mr. Buckley says he got into selling Tibetan carpets by accident, taking over a small store as an intended hobby in 2001.

The selection of the Tibetan Antelope reflects Beijing commitment to a Green Olympics.

This paper is to research on Tibetan constructional colours being possessed of scientific and realistic significance.

The Dalai Lama and his ilk do not represent the Tibetan masses.

Significant talks between Chinese officials and envoys of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, are taking place this week.

The Tibetan plateau is regularly shaken by earthquakes, though casualties are usually minimal because so few people live there.

Social stability in Tibetan area is of great significance to local economic and social development and our countrys safety.

Rockhill used the first of these texts and the other Tibetan texts in narrating the life of the Buddha as recorded in the Pali version.

Tibet is one of China's ethnic autonomous regions, and the Tibetans mostly believe in Tibetan Buddhism.

Set out the main art characteristics of Qinghai Tibetan opera and list the eight traditional major repertoires.

Yushu was the scene of demonstrations in 2008, when anti government unrest rocked China's Tibetan areas.

Those believed to be reincarnated lamas who return to instruct the faithful are known in Tibetan as tulkus.

He repeatedly rejected calls for the Tibetan cause to be pursued through violence.

the Gelug Sect of the impact of growing into Tibetan Buddhism, one of the major factions in.

The baroclinity of the atmosphere over Eastern Asia is mainly concentrated in the vicinity of the Tibetan Plateau.

Traditional Tibetan medicine is a summary of the medical experience of the Tibetan, which has a very long history.

I think master is happy that he collects Tibetan Dao, then don't worry about this Dao will be rust.

Second, the Tibetan medicine modern transformation conforms to the trend of the social vicissitude and the cultural adjustment.

The Olympic torch made its controversial passage through the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, Saturday with most local residents kept away.

Tibetan traditional architecture typically represents Tibetan religious culture, also acts as combination of space and culture.

As to diagnosis, this paper deals with color inspection, pulse taking, urinalysis, all essential to a correct diagnosis in Tibetan Medicine.

Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in Qinghai Province.

Such Tibetan Dao with thin silver fittings is judged to be in modern times basically.

To the late Tang and Five Dynasties, Zhouqu Tibetan sphere of influence is still habitat.

The selection of the Tibetan Antelope reflects Beijing's commitment to a Green Olympics.

For China, however, the solution to its Tibetan problem is the end of the 14th Dalai Lama.

There is a set of rules to follow when one visits a Tibetan family and is invited to drink the buttered tea.

It does not champion the taboo of Tibetan independence, but "cultural identity" , which nobody opposes.

Fourthly, he held Buddhist education strongly and trained a large number of personnel engaged in the communication Tibetan with Chinese.

The Tibetan plateau is regularly shaken by earthquakes, but casualties are usually minimal because so few people live there.

Soot from India has been found in the Maldive Islands and on the Tibetan Plateau; from the United States, it travels to the Arctic.

On this basis, the Tibetan language and culture, has also been supporting the central and local governments to protect.

Tibet's exiled lawmakers opened debate Tuesday in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala, where the Tibetan government-in-exile is based.

Tibetans have bemoaned the growing numbers of Han Chinese in the region as an attempt by Beijing to dilute Tibetan culture.

For many Tibetan herdsmen, resettlement in villages has meant an end to a traditional nomadic life that goes back centuries.

In March, they were transferred to Tibetan regions of western Sichuan to pacify antigovernment protesters.